Life4widows International (CIO)
Analysis
Life4widows International (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Life4widows International (CIO) reported income of £11k and spending of £8,178, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £8,714 to £11k (+30%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1433%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Life4widows International (CIO) sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Tawheed Orphan Charity (£11k), Axbridge Parochial Charities (£11k) and Growing Places Berkshire (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED WIDOWS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN THE UK, NIGERIA AND GHANA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND ITEMS TO SUPPORT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WIDOWS; B) OFFERING EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO WIDOWS IN THE GRIEVING PROCESS AND TO SUPPORT THEIR READJUSTMENT
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Tawheed Orphan Charity | Sheffield | £11k |
| Axbridge Parochial Charities | Somerset | £11k |
| Growing Places Berkshire | Berkshire | £11k |
| Wallsend Kinship Carers | Tyne And Wear | £11k |